353 / März 2013

1868, printed from cleaned plates: 5 l. grey-green, good to large margins and fresh colour, unused with large part o.g., small oily spot, a fine copy of this rare stamp (Hellas 25b)

10 l. red-orange, nice fresh colour and large margins, unused with large part o.g., fine and rare (Hellas 26a)

1871/72, 2 l. yellow-bistre with 1871/76, meshed paper 5 l. yellow-green, 10 l. orange and 40 l. greyish-magenta on blue, 10 l. touched at bottom, otherwise all with good margins and fresh colour, tied to lettersheet from "ZANTE 11 SETT. 74" to Triest, a fine cover, signed Tseriotis with certificate (Hellas 33a, 39b, 40a, 42IIa)

1872, print on meshed paper: 1 l. brown, corner block of twenty with full to wide margins and sheet margins at top and right, 2 stamps with hinge remainders, otherwise unmounted mint, usual light gum bends, very fine (Hellas 37b)

40 l. deep-bright-purple, good to large margins and neatly cancelled, very fine and scarce (Hellas 42IId)

1875/80, printed on creme paper: 5 l. deep-green, fresh colour and large margins, unused with large part o.g. and some paper remainders, very fine (Hellas 49d)

20 l. prussian-blue, deep colour and good margins, unused with large part o.g., fine (Hellas 51e)

1859, 20 c. violet-black with large to enormous margins all around, neatly tied by clear "REGGIO 17 GEN 60" to small ladies envelope to Bologna with arrival mark of the following day; a beautiful and rare cover in superb condition, sign. Enzo Diena with certificate (Sassone 15b)

1855, 5 c. peagreen (verde pisello) in horizontal pair, slightly touched at bottom, otherwise good to wide margins with 40 c. dark vermilion, good margins all around, tied by 3 clear strikes of cds. "TORINO 13 FEB 56" to entire letter to France; a very attractive letter with the rare green shade, sign. Sorani with certificate (Sassone 13c, 16b; EUR 32.000,-)

1863, 5 c. grey, 10 c. orange and 40 c. rose used on entire letter from Piano di Sorrento to New York, the stamps cancelled in transit by 2 strikes of blue straight line "S. Agnello", the letter showing on front red arrival mark "NEW YORK PAID ALL"; the franking with small faults with slight filing crease through 40 c.; an interesting letter with rare cancellation, most likely the only usage from a 2nd class post office to abroad, signed Sorani with certificate

40 c. carmine in horizontal pair in combination with 1879, Umberto 5 c. green and 20 c. orange, used on small envelope from "TORINO FEROVIA 17 11 81"  via France to Panama and redirected to Valparaiso, French transit marks on reverse; a quite scarce mixed franking to unusual destination

60 c. violet, vertical pair and 2 singles tied to letter sheet with adjacent cds. "ZOAGLI 12 OTT. 66" to New Orleans, showing on front red transit mark "ITALIE LANSLEBOURG", "N.YORK AM. PKT. PAID" and accountancy mark "18"; a fine cover with scarce franking

1879, 20 c. orange, 2 copies tied by cds. "MILANO FERROVIA 21 1 93" to envelope to Penang, Malacca with arrival mark on reverse; very unusual destination

1893, 25 c. blue, tied by duplex "FIRENZE FERROVIA 18 6 99" to envelope to Port Blair, Andaman Islands; without question one of the most exotic overseas destinations, certificate Zanetti

1916, 20 c. on 15 c. deep blue, complete booklet, unmounted mint,  2 stamps toned, otherwise fine, scarce

POSTAL STATIONERY: 1932, picture card 30 c. brown, 8 pieces with various pictures in green, unused, fine

CANCELLATIONS: "ROMA CONFZA INTERNAZ. LE REVISIONE CONVENZIONI FERROVIARIE BERNA  27.10.33", special cancel on offical cover with 1,75 l. red.orange to France with sender print on reverse, tear at top, otherwise fine, scrace

MILITARY POST: 1943 cpl. miniature sheet of 6 stamps (in ultramarine) "franchigia militare", mint, certificate Enzo Diena

TUNIS: 1866, De La Rue 40 c. rose and 2 copies 1865, 20 c. on 15 c. blue, tied by cds. "TUNISI POSTE ITALIANE 28 MAR 66" to entire letter to France with red transit mark on front and several transit marks on reverse; one 20 c. corner perf missing, otherwise very fine and attractive, a scarce entire, sign. Raybaudi with certificate

1869, De La Rue 40 c. rose in vertical pair, tied by dotted numeral "235" to envelope with adjacent cds. "TUNISI 14 LUG 69" to Marseille with red transit mark on front, light filing crease not effecting the stamps, fine

1873, De La Rue 10 c. orange, 2 copies with 1867, 20 c. blue, tied by 2 good strikes of boxed "PIROSCALI POSTALI ITALIANI" to letter sheet to Genua with adjacent straight line "Da Tunisi", one 10 c. small corner fault, otherwise fine and attractive

1874, ESTERO 5 c. grey and 20 c. orange, tied by barred numeral "235" and straight line "coi Postali Italiani" to entire commercial letter with adjacent  "TUNISI POSTE ITALIANI 24 SET. 74" to Corinto, Greece with transit and arrival marks; a fine letter with scarce destination, sign. ED

1880, 5 c. and 20 c. tied by clear barred "235" to letter sheet with adjacent cds. "TUNISI POSTE ITALIANE 21 GEN. 80" to Manchester with adjacent "coi Postali Italiani", transit and arrival marks, fine and scarce

1887, 5 c. and 20 c., tied by barred "235" to envelope from "TUNISI POSTE ITALIANE 8 7 87" to Vienna; envelope little toned and transportation marks, but still fine, sign. Sorani

1895, Italy Umberto 20 c. orange, tied by squared circle "TUNISI 12 6 95" with additional strike alongside, to envelope to Tripolis, showing on reverse blue seal of the Italian consulate at Tunis; a very rare franking at the reduced rate for the exchange between two different Italian POs abroad without transiting Italian ports; the stamp applied with tear at bottom and part of reverse flap missing, still fine, certificate Enzo Diena

 1920,National assembly 20-80 k. cpl., mint never hinged, very scarce without signature, very fine

1926, war orphans + 2 c. green as horizontal pair and 1927, Basanavicius 15 c. tied by cds. "SILUTE -8.IV.27" to "Avis de reception" to Neunischken with arrival mark, few tears and wrinkles, but interesting usage

1935, Vaitkus flight 40 c. on special registered cover with private cachet and US additional franking, signed by Vaitkus, fine

1923, Birth of princess, stamp out of souvenir sheet with margins at 2 sides, unmounted mint (Mi. 1.000,-)

1935, Intellectuals 5c.-20 fr. complete, unmounted mint, 10 fr. and 20 fr. tiny gum disturbances

1898, Wilhelmina 10 g., used, very fine, sign. Dr. Louis BPP

1856/57, Oskar 8 sk. carmine, horizontal strip of three tied by numeral "25" to uncomplete lettersheet from "BERGEN 30/6 1858" to Leipzig with adjacent boxed "Aus Dänemark"

1945, Liberated Cities 3 zl. Krakow with cds. "KRAKOW 1 22.2.45" on cover to Lodz with censor mark on reverse, signed Krawczyk

1946, BIE souvenir sheet, mint never hinged

ditto, mint never hinged

ditto, mint never hinged